www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Ed Gillespiehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ed-gillespie/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Ed Gillespieen-usMon, 18 Dec 2017 07:53:16 -0500Trump says he knew Republicans Moore, Gillespie would losehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/trump-says-he-knew-republicans-moore-gillespie-wou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he knew Republicans Roy Moore and Ed Gillespie would lose their elections, but that he still believes the GOP will "do well in 2018," when control of Congress is at stake.</p> <p>In an early morning tweet, Trump wrote: "I said Gillespie and Moore ...Mon, 18 Dec 2017 07:53:16 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/trump-says-he-knew-republicans-moore-gillespie-wou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSThe slugfest in the Old Dominionhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/9/the-slugfest-in-the-old-dominion/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Virginia Republicans were licking their wounds this week after a humiliating election beating from the Democrats who swept every statewide elective office on the ballot.</p> <p>If there was any doubt that once hardcore, conservative Virginia, formerly the seat of the old Confederacy, was now firmly in liberal Democratic hands, Tuesday's ...Donald LambroThu, 09 Nov 2017 20:31:13 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/9/the-slugfest-in-the-old-dominion/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRush Limbaugh: Expect 'doubling down on calling Republicans Nazis' after Dems' election winshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/rush-limbaugh-expect-doubling-down-on-calling-repu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Radio host Rush Limbaugh says this week's election victories for Democrats will prompt them to use controversial rhetoric embraced by Latino Victory Fund.</p> <p>The eponymous host of "The Rush Limbaugh Show" says pundits and lawmakers will learn the wrong lessons from Democrat Ralph Northam's victory over Republican Ed Gillespie in ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:23:39 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/rush-limbaugh-expect-doubling-down-on-calling-repu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTrump: Gillespie blew it because he 'did not embrace me or what I stand for'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/trump-gillespie-blew-it-because-he-did-not-embrace/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Trump took to Twitter to say Ed Gillespie fell short in the Virginia governor's race because the Republican candidate tried to distance himself from the president.</p> <p>"Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for," Mr. Trump said. "Don't forget, Republicans won 4 out ...Seth McLaughlinWed, 08 Nov 2017 08:13:36 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/trump-gillespie-blew-it-because-he-did-not-embrace/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCorey Stewart: Ralph Northam win in Virginia not a rejection of Trumphttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/corey-stewart-ralph-northam-win-virginia-not-rejec/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart said Tuesday voters should not misread the outcome of Virginia's gubernatorial election as a rejection of President Trump.</p> <p>Republican Ed Gillespie fell well short of defeating Democrat Ralph Northam in the race, months after Mr. Stewart nearly stunned Mr. Gillespie in ...Seth McLaughlinTue, 07 Nov 2017 21:20:00 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/corey-stewart-ralph-northam-win-virginia-not-rejec/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLatest: Gillespie drawns sharp criticism from primary rivalhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/the-latest-virginia-residents-explain-their-votes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Latest on Election Day in Virginia, including the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general (all times local):</p> <p>11:50 p.m.</p> <p>Republican Ed Gillespie is taking sharp criticism from the Trump-like candidate who almost beat him the GOP primary. Corey Stewart lambasted Gillespie Tuesday night ...Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:15:04 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/the-latest-virginia-residents-explain-their-votes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLatest: New Jersey winner: Victory sends a message to Trumphttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/the-latest-polls-open-for-nj-va-governors-races/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Latest on the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey (all times local):</p> <p>10:35 p.m.</p> <p>New Jersey's next governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, says his party's victory sends a message to President Donald Trump that the county is "better" than his politics of division.</p> <p>Murphy ...Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:46:49 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/the-latest-polls-open-for-nj-va-governors-races/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRalph Northam wins 2017 Virginia governor racehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/ralph-northam-wins-2017-virginia-governor-race/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p class="p1">Democrat Ralph Northam won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, easily outdistancing Republican nominee Ed Gillespie in a race that became a referendum on President Trump after a year in office.</p> <p>With almost all precincts reporting, Mr. Northam held a lead of 53 percent to 45 percent. Cliff Hyra, a ...Seth McLaughlinTue, 07 Nov 2017 20:05:32 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/ralph-northam-wins-2017-virginia-governor-race/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDemocrats sweep Virginia, New Jersey governor's raceshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/voters-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-elect-new-govern/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Voters in Virginia and New Jersey gave Democratic gubernatorial candidates large victories Tuesday and sent a clear message of rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump.</p> <p>In Virginia's hard-fought contest, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated Republican Ed Gillespie. In New Jersey, front-running Democrat Phil Murphy trounced ...ALAN SUDERMAN and MICHAEL CATALINITue, 07 Nov 2017 03:07:35 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/voters-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-elect-new-govern/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBoth candidates claim momentum in Virginia governor's racehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/6/both-candidates-claim-momentum-in-virginia-governo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam both claim momentum is on their side with one day to go before Election Day in Virginia's high-stakes, closely watched race for governor.</p> <p>The candidates are racing across the state Monday after a weekend spent trying to trying ...ALAN SUDERMANMon, 06 Nov 2017 03:46:27 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/6/both-candidates-claim-momentum-in-virginia-governo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie, Donald Trump world apart on Virginia election evehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/6/ed-gillespie-donald-trump-world-apart-on-virginia-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie barnstormed across Virginia on Monday in a final get-out-the-vote push, while President Trump was on the other side of the globe in Asia.</p> <p>It was uncanny symbolism for two men whose electoral fates are somewhat linked but who have been worlds apart for most of ...Seth McLaughlinMon, 06 Nov 2017 20:14:07 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/6/ed-gillespie-donald-trump-world-apart-on-virginia-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSVirginia candidates in final sprint before Election Dayhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/5/virginia-candidates-in-final-sprint-before-electio/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The candidates in Virginia's high-stakes, closely watched race for governor are in a final sprint before Election Day.</p> <p>Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam crisscrossed Virginia on Saturday and Sunday trying to rally supporters while allied groups and political parties on both sides touted ...ALAN SUDERMANSun, 05 Nov 2017 12:55:28 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/5/virginia-candidates-in-final-sprint-before-electio/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie, Ralph Northam: Virginia centrists reaching out in polarized statehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/5/ed-gillespie-ralph-northam-virginia-centrists-reac/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The blazing anger at the political class that shone through in the presidential election is still alive a year later in Virginia, where voters who are preparing to go to the polls Tuesday once again seem less than enthusiastic about the choices on offer.</p> <p>At a time when Republican energy ...Seth McLaughlinSun, 05 Nov 2017 19:30:10 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/5/ed-gillespie-ralph-northam-virginia-centrists-reac/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie, Ralph Northam spar over tax plans for Virginiahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/2/ed-gillespie-ralph-northam-spar-over-tax-plans-for/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The centerpiece of Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie's economic plan is an across-the-board tax cut he says will spur tens of thousands of new jobs &mdash; but he promises it will take effect only if it doesn't break the budget.</p> <p>Ralph Northam, his Democratic opponent, says it's a given that ...Seth McLaughlinThu, 02 Nov 2017 20:20:08 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/2/ed-gillespie-ralph-northam-spar-over-tax-plans-for/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEDITORIAL: Ralph Northam ad roils campaignhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/2/editorial-ralph-northam-ad-roils-campaign/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Desperation can make men who say they want to be good do bad things. Ralph Northam, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, had been leading Ed Gillespie, the Republican, for months. His election was a lock. Everybody told him so.</p> <p>But that was then, and now he may not ...THE WASHINGTON TIMESThu, 02 Nov 2017 21:47:13 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/2/editorial-ralph-northam-ad-roils-campaign/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRalph Northam clings to narrow lead over Ed Gillespie in Virginia governor's race: pollhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/ralph-northam-clings-narrow-lead-over-ed-gillespie/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A week out from Election Day, Democrat Ralph Northam's lead over Republican Ed Gillespie is shrinking in the Virginia governor's race.</p> <p>A Washington Post-Schar School <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/10/31/National-Politics/Polling/release_499.xml?tid=a_inl&amp;utm_campaign=7c8345d3de-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_31&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=The%20Point%20with%20Chris%20Cillizza" target="_blank">survey</a> f<span>ound that Mr. Northam, the state&rsquo;s lieutenant governor, has a 49 to 44 percent lead over Mr. Gillespie, a former adviser to ...Seth McLaughlinWed, 01 Nov 2017 09:33:39 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/ralph-northam-clings-narrow-lead-over-ed-gillespie/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie's tough stance on immigration helps in final days of campaignhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/ed-gillespies-tough-stance-on-immigration-helps-in/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>This week's terrorist attack in New York City &mdash; carried out by an immigrant who won his spot in the U.S. through a lottery &mdash; has pushed the Virginia governor's race onto turf claimed by Republican Ed Gillespie, who has made immigration and public safety cornerstones of his campaign.</p> <p>One ...Seth McLaughlinWed, 01 Nov 2017 20:20:08 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/1/ed-gillespies-tough-stance-on-immigration-helps-in/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie unveils final ad of Virginia gubernatorial campaignhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-unveils-final-ad-virginia-gubernatori/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Republican Ed Gillespie on Tuesday rolled out his final television ad in Virginia's gubernatorial race, vowing to revive the state's sluggish economy and asking voters for their support in his race against Democrat Ralph Northam.</p> <p>"Virginia is 39th out of 50 states in economic growth, and 44th in wage growth," ...Seth McLaughlinTue, 31 Oct 2017 14:07:36 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-unveils-final-ad-virginia-gubernatori/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie slams Latino Victory ad as a 'new low'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-slams-latino-victory-ad-as-a-new-low/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie slammed a new ad on Tuesday that plays on racial fears.</p> <p>"In Virginia, we respect civil discourse, and this is a new low in politics here," Mr. Gillespie, a Republican, said on Fox News. "It's a sad day. I was glad when a couple of ...Sally PersonsTue, 31 Oct 2017 08:58:49 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-slams-latino-victory-ad-as-a-new-low/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEd Gillespie campaign backed by $15 million from national GOPhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-campaign-backed-by-15-million-from-na/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Virginia Republican candidates suffered close losses in the 2013 governor's race and the 2014 Senate race amid complaints that a little more support from national Republicans might have turned defeat into victory.</p> <p>The Republican National Committee and Republican Governors Association are determined to make sure that's not the case in ...Seth McLaughlinTue, 31 Oct 2017 21:08:11 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/31/ed-gillespie-campaign-backed-by-15-million-from-na/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS